Oxford woman charged with making bomb remark at Worcester airport

WORCESTER — An Oxford woman was arraigned Tuesday on charges of making a bomb threat in connection with an incident at Worcester Airport on Nov. 26.

According to a state police report, Patricia Hendrickson, 62, of 25 Charlton St. in Oxford, told a JetBlue ticket agent that she had "a couple of bombs" in her bag, in response to the standard question regarding whether a boarding passenger has any hazardous materials in his or her bags.

The ticket agent, Karly Ketterer, reported to police that she recognized Ms. Hendrickson was joking, but the comments were upsetting enough to her that she wanted the incident reported.

A JetBlue spokesman said Thursday the employee followed protocol in reporting the comment to police.

Ms. Hendrickson, who has no prior criminal record, was detained, questioned by the state police and Transportation Safety Administration agents and cleared to fly.